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Replace the sector councils called “Airlines and other federally regulated groups” and “Provincial government and crown corporations” with the following Sector Councils:

Transportation, which will include members working in airlines, airports, ferries, port authorities, rail, roads and transit industries

Communications, which will include members working in the broadcasting, newspaper, publishing and telecommunications industries; and

Expand the Emergency Service Workers Council to the Emergency and Security Services Council which will include members in emergency medical (ambulance), correctional, fire, police and security services.

Because:

CUPE’s 2013 Convention adopted 11 national sector councils;

These sector councils have now had two full meetings which allows CUPE to evaluate the success of the groups;

The broad range of occupations and industries covered by “Provincial government and Crown Corporations”, including everyone from the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission to New Brunswick highways and corrections workers to Manitoba Hydro workers to workers’ compensation services workers to Canadian Hearing Society workers, is too dissimilar to achieve the intended purpose of exchanging useful bargaining information;

CUPE members working in the transportation industry, through resolutions to Convention 2015, have proposed a National Transportation Committee; and

Members working in broadcasting, newspaper, publishing and telecommunications industries form a separate industry group.

Going forward, the sector councils will be:

2013 Convention Sector Councils

2015 NEB Resolution

Health Care

The Health Care Sector Council will include members from hospitals (acute care), long-term care facilities, home care, public health and community health services

No change

Education

The Education Sector Council will include members working in the school board sector, providing services in institutions serving children from junior kindergarten through high school.

No change

Post-Secondary

The Post-Secondary Sector Council will include members working for universities and colleges in both teaching and non-teaching jobs.

No change

Child Care

The Child Care Sector Council will include members working in public and private child care centres serving pre-school children, and in before- and after-school programs

No change

Municipal

The Municipal Sector Council will include members working for municipal governments in “inside” and “outside” bargaining units in services such as planning, solid waste, water, recreation, transit, roads, as well as other services which bargain with municipal boards such as housing corporations and municipal animal shelters. This sector will also include locals and members who provide municipal services but bargain with the private sector.

No change

Library

The Library Sector Council will include members working in libraries and related library services who bargain with municipalities, public library boards, and provincial governments.

No change

Energy

The Energy Sector Council will include members working for electrical utilities.

No change

Airlines (and other federally regulated groups)

The Airlines Sector Council will include members working for airlines as well as other members working in federally regulated sectors such as transportation, airports, broadcasting, cable and internet companies and telecommunications.

Transportation Services

Transportation, which will include members working in airlines, airports, ferries, port authorities, rail, roads and transit industries.

Emergency and Security Service Workers

The Emergency Service Workers Sector Council will include members working in emergency medical (ambulance), correctional, fire, police and security services.

Emergency and Security Services Council

Emergency and Security Services Council which will include members in emergency medical (ambulance), correctional, fire, police and security services.

Provincial Government and Crown Corporations

The Provincial Government and Crown Corporations Sector Council will include members who bargain with provincial governments, working in corrections facilities, casinos, provincial highways departments, workers’ compensation systems.

Communications

Communications, which will include members working in the broadcasting, newspaper, publishing and telecommunications industries.

Social Services

The Social Services Sector Council will include members working in community agencies offering social and community services, such as those working with homeless individuals, with victims of violence, with children and adults with developmental disabilities, in child protection agencies, offering employment counselling or more. It will also include members working in social assistance services.

Members of some provincial organizations such as workers’ compensation services and legal aid services will be invited to join the social services sector.